As the human brain takes shape before birth, a remarkable type of stem cell helps give it many of the features that make it ...

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell in the human brain according to the latest ...

A new atlas pairs DNA methylation with 3D genome folding in 86,689 human cells and ties disease risk to specific cell types.

Cells act as both building blocks and biological robots. Here's everything you need to know about what they do and their role in health and disease. When Walt Whitman wrote that he contains ...

A routine blood sample contains a diverse collection of immune cells that can reveal important clues about health and disease ...

Stem cell therapy is an emerging treatment for type 2 diabetes. Although it’s not yet FDA-approved in the United States, it is a rapidly expanding and promising field of research. Stem cells are ...

Type 1 and 2 diabetes are ultimately caused by a shortage of beta (β) cells, which are present in the pancreas and produce ...

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Basal cell carcinoma (BCC), also called basal cell skin cancer or basal cell cancer, is the most common type of skin cancer.